Samurai in armour

Horimoto Gidayu in full armour, from Kuniyoshi's heroes of the Taiheiki. Every lace and plate drawn out. Upper arm, calf or thigh at 15 to 18 cm.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Horimoto Gidayū Takatoshi, ca. 1848. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Arnold Weinstein Gift, 2001. Public domain.

Public domain. Any artist can tattoo it; ask them to draw it their way.